Author Archives: halberenson

Microsoft Phone (Part 1)

Posted on November 13, 2017 by halberenson

There is a lot of focus on the death of Windows 10 Mobile, bringing an end to Microsoft’s dream of a world running Windows on every client device.  But I don’t believe Microsoft feels Mobile is any less important now … Continue reading →

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Using DNS for Security – Comodo Dome Shield

Posted on November 12, 2017 by halberenson

I’ve written a number of times about DNS offerings that allow for increased security.  Blocking you from going to a website that does a drive-by download of malware, blocking phishing sites, blocking your IoT devices from talking to a BOT … Continue reading →

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Does per-incident support make sense in the cloud?

Posted on November 4, 2017 by halberenson

Although I haven’t looked at this deeply I know that AWS, and it appears Azure as well, only offer subscription-based support models.  On-premises Microsoft offers both subscription-based models and per-incident support.  So does per-incident support make sense in the cloud?  … Continue reading →

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A newfangled buggy whip is still a buggy whip

Posted on October 28, 2017 by halberenson

One of the downsides of falling in love with a technology is that you miss it, really really miss it, at times when it isn’t available to you. Take your smartphone. I wonder how many people have popped a Xanax … Continue reading →

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Amazon Key: Bad idea or evolutionary pressure tactic?

Posted on October 27, 2017 by halberenson

Like most people, or at least much of the Twitterverse, I am a bit freaked out by the idea of having a stranger open my front door to put a package inside. If you want to get freaked out a … Continue reading →

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Amazon HQ2 – The Uber Test

Posted on October 17, 2017 by halberenson

Let me start off by saying I have no non-public information about Amazon’s search for a second headquarters, aka HQ2.  And I have no idea how Amazon’s senior leaders will ‘score’ proposals and make a decision.  But I have a … Continue reading →

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Sonos and Alexa, now for Niles…

Posted on October 12, 2017 by halberenson

It seems like I’m on a continuous journey of how to play music at home.  It all started when we built our ranch back in 2003-2004 and I had the bright idea of doing a whole-house A/V system.  Our timing … Continue reading →

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Finally a Brand New WINDOWS PHONE!

Posted on September 13, 2017 by halberenson

Ok, I lied.  There is no Windows Phone, this is about the Apple iPhone X.  It isn’t even about the iPhone X, it is about clairvoyance.  One of the signature features of the iPhone X is Windows Hello.  Oh, sorry, … Continue reading →

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CUJO Firewall: Approach with Caution

Posted on September 3, 2017 by halberenson

In my previous post I did an introduction to whole-home Internet security.  For the last few months I’ve been trying to get one of the early devices in this category, the CUJO working.  I have now tried CUJO in two … Continue reading →

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Whole-home Internet Security

Posted on September 3, 2017 by halberenson

Over the next several months I’ll be returning to blogging about one of my favorite topic areas, Internet Security and Privacy.  For this post I’ll do some background on the new generation of whole-home internet security devices.  Then I’ll do … Continue reading →

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